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Great Wall carries the weight
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/03/2020
» Although General Motors' business here was not a market leader, Thailand was an important production hub for pickups, a segment in which the country ranks fifth globally for manufacturing.
Painting with a more diversified palette
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 29/02/2020
» The Tangkaravakoon family is well known in local business circles for TOA Paint Thailand, a maker and distributor of decorative paint and coating products founded by married couple Prachak and Laor Tangkaravakoon.
BMW leaves production plans unchanged
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 27/02/2020
» BMW Group Thailand is still optimistic about business plans for production, sales and exports in 2020 despite difficulties from the latest coronavirus outbreak.
Chevy Captiva owners demand payouts
News, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 26/02/2020
» Roughly 100 owners of Chevrolet's Captiva model are calling on General Motors (GM) Thailand to pay them the 500,000 baht that was slashed from the model's price tag last week.
FTI: 19 sectors see virus impact
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/02/2020
» The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) forecasts 19 industrial sectors will be affected by the coronavirus outbreak in terms of export volume and logistics systems from Thailand to China.
Car export tally lowest in 93 months
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 21/02/2020
» The country's car exports in January recorded the lowest volume in 93 months, totalling 65,295 cars, a sharp drop of 20% year-on-year as overall economic sentiment at import destinations remained downbeat from the US-China trade war.
TISI up on virus protection sales
Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 20/02/2020
» Thai Industries Sentiment Index (TISI) in January increased slightly to 92.2 points from 91.7 in December, thanks to massive sales of products for the virus protection, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI).
GM to lay off 1,500 staff in Rayong
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 19/02/2020
» US car maker General Motors has confirmed that roughly 1,500 workers from its Thai operations will be laid off this year once Chinese maker Great Wall Motors takes ownership of the company's Rayong facilities.
Chevrolet closure puts workers in limbo
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» More than 300,000 Chevrolet cars in Thailand risk losing maintenance services after the US car maker General Motors (GM) announced a halt in sales of the Chevrolet brand locally by 2020.
GM sells off factories to Great Wall
News, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 18/02/2020
» US car giant General Motors (GM) has agreed to sell its Rayong manufacturing base to Great Wall Motors of China.